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“You’ve got to put him in the race,” said his trainer, Bob Baffert. “He can’t run here like he did in Dubai. He came back last time with one eye shut, full of dirt. The kickback was strong, and he lost all interest.” The kickback was strong and it can clearly be seen that Mike Smith and Arrogate were getting absolutely pelted with the kickback.
I think that may be a pretty accurate take on what happened in the SD but I don't think that it completely explains Arrogate's very poor run. Even if Arrogate doesn't break all that well Saturday he should still have no problem sitting 3rd outside Collected and Accelerate since there will a much longer run into the first turn. Hoping Arrogate can rebound and put on a show Saturday.

Coolmore made a video of American Pharoah, Air Force Blue and Vancover Shuttling to Australia. Shows AP at Ashford, the airport and loose in his paddock in Australia. https://www.facebook.com/CoolmoreStud/

BH is reporting that Shaman Ghost is out of the Woodward because of necessary surgery for a throat problem. The description given sounds like an intermittent dorsal displacement or entrapment of the epiglottis. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/223158/throat-surgery-forces-shaman-ghost-to-skip-woodward#disqus_thread I'll try to find the exact specific dx. from additional write-ups.

I understand this horse hasn't won a two turn race yet...I do. Part of it to me though is Rosario can't seem to give him a good trip over and over again(except at Churchill). Even in the Dwyer he gave him a bad trip and PJ still won. This horse should be running in the Travers. I still think this horse is in the top 5 at worst for 3 year olds.